Babu suspended over sexual harassment

Express News Service

RANCHI:  IAS officer Sayyed Riyaz Ahmed, who was posted as sub-divisional Justice of the Peace in Khunti and arrested earlier this week for allegedly sexually harassing an IIT pupil, has been suspended. As per the FIR lodged by the sufferer at Mahila Police Station in Khunti on July 4, the bureaucrat harassed her sexually after making her drunk early within the morning on July 2.

A press release from the chief minister’s workplace stated, “Chief Minister Hemant Soren has directed to suspend Syed Riyaz Ahmed, working as SDM in Khunti. The SDM was accused of sexual harassment.” 

According to the police, the alleged incident occurred throughout a celebration on Friday night time, which continued until early morning on Saturday, and when only a few folks had been left on the venue within the wee hours. The complainant is claimed to be a pupil who had come to Khunti for a month to pursue her internship.